Québec Government Doctoral Research Scholarships for Foreign Students 2022/2023

The program is open to international students who have an offer of admission to a doctoral program (Arc) at an institution taking part in the Doctoral Research Scholarships Program for Foreign Students (DE) of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et les technologies (FRQNT). The DE aims to stimulate international students’ interest in beginning or pursuing doctoral studies in Québec.

Eligibility

• Meet all eligibility requirements on the competition closing date;
•  Have been preselected by a Québec university;
•  Not have obtained a Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students from the Ministère de l’Education de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MEES) or one of the Fonds de recherche du Québec;
•  Not be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
•  Not have submitted an application for permanent residence under Canadian immigration law.

In addition to the aforementioned criteria, applicants should note the following restrictions and administrative prerequisites:

Study program restrictions:

•  The scholarship cannot be used for qualifying studies.

Selection Criteria: 

• Only students who have been preselected by a Québec university may apply to the competition.
• Universities may support two competition applications per year.
• Candidate’s preselection is the sole responsibility of the university. Information on preselection deadlines is available In the Toolbox (See in Program webpage Link below).

Value of Scholarship: The maximum annual value of the doctoral research scholarship for international students is  $21 000. Within the eligibility period of twelve semesters or 48 months, a scholarship holder may receive a maximum of twelve installments for a total of 84 000 $. Each payment of up to 7 000 $ covers a period of four months or one semester. The 11^th and 12^th installments are conditional on the initial deposit of the thesis before the end of the 12^th financed semester.

Application Deadline:  November, 2022

• Deadline for universities to submit preselected applications: September  2022

Offered annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: International

To be taken at: Any Québec University in Canada

Fields of Research: The scholarships are aimed at foreign students who had been preselected by a Québec university and who wish to carry out their doctoral studies in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering fields. To be eligible, applicants must specialize in the following areas:

•  Aerospace
•  Information and communication technologies
•  Health technologies
•  Genomics
•  Nanotechnologies

Duration of Award: 12 to 48months.

It is important to go through the Application instructions in the Scholarship Webpage (See link below) before applying.

Visit the Scholarship Webpage for details